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إنجيل القدّيس متّى 35-31:13
ضَرَبَ يَسُوعُ مَثَلاً آخَرَ قَائِلاً: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَل، أَخَذَهَا رَجُلٌ وزَرَعَهَا في حَقْلِهِ. إِنَّهَا أَصْغَرُ البُذُورِ كُلِّهَا، وحينَ تَنْمُو تَكُونُ أَكْبَرَ البُقُول، وتُصْبِحُ شَجَرَةً حَتَّى إِنَّ طُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ تَأْتِي فَتُعَشِّشُ في أَغْصَانِها». وكَلَّمَهُم بِمَثَلٍ آخَر: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا ٱمْرَأَة، وخَبَّأَتْهَا في ثَلاثَةِ أَكْيَالٍ مِنَ الدَّقِيق، حَتَّى ٱخْتَمَرَ كُلُّهُ». هذَا كُلُّهُ قَالَهُ يَسُوعُ لِلْجُمُوعِ بِأَمْثَال، وبِدُونِ مَثَلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُم بِشَيء، فَتَمَّ مَا قِيْلَ بِالنَّبِيّ: سَأَفْتَحُ فَمِي بِالأَمْثَال، وأُحَدِّثُ بِمَا كانَ مَخْفِيًّا مُنْذُ إِنْشَاءِ العَالَم
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12:54-59.
He also said to the crowds, “When you see (a) cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot–and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison. I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.”